Woody Guthrie
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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism a
Guthrie with a guitar labeled "This machine kills fascists" in 1943
Woody Guthrie's Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, childhood home in 1979
As a part of Guthrie's centennial celebrations, the New Multitudes performers played compositions including his lyrics at Webster Hall in New York City (from left to right: Anders Parker, Will Johnson [drumming], Jay Farrar, and Yim Yames)
Guthrie has continued to remain popular decades after his death; this mural was painted in his hometown of Okemah in 1994
Nora Guthrie
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Nora Lee Guthrie is the daughter of American folk musician and singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie and his second wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, sister of singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, and granddaughter o
Woody Guthrie
…Brooklyn, New York, where they lived in a house on Mermaid Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood. Over time, they had four children: daughters Cathy and Nora; and sons Arlo and Joady. Cathy died as a result of a fire at the age of four, and Guthrie suffered a serious depression from his grief. Arlo and Joady…
Guthrie at the 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival